Specifies the database to which you want to connect. If you are connecting to a database through shared memory and the database is not in your current directory, you must specify the path of the database. On the other hand, if you are making a client/server connection to the database, you do not need to specify a path.
-p procedure-name
Specifies the procedure to run at startup.
parameters
Specifies the startup parameters you want to use.
output-file
Specifies a file where output messages are sent.
Notes
On UNIX, the MBPRO command runs the following executable:
_progres -b &
On UNIX and in Windows, you can redirect batch job input and output with the < and > redirection symbols. You also can use the pipe symbol (|) to put an OpenEdge batch run in a command pipeline.